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Growing in a building allows you to control the environment to grow year round and you can keep the plants quarantined from the outside world to minimize contam
by hanniabu 11y ago
Growing in a building allows you to control the environment to grow year round and you can keep the plants quarantined from the outside world to minimize contamination from insects which eliminates the need for pesticides.
- maliker 11y agoI agree, pesticide/herbicide use could probably be near zero in a vertical farm.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoBut...you have to have a climate-controlled building. If you already have one, and have extra space, then ok. But there's no way you can build a roof over the entire state of Iowa for instance. Very much a niche hobby for people in the city.